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Just to set the record straight - I did have great race results Sunday, but I wasn't riding the BMW, I was on my Moriwaki. I sing the praises of the BMW, but for sheer fun factor (and learning how to carry unreal corner speed) its hard to beat the Moriwaki, it's big fun to race.
Speaking of random bikes on the track, there was an MZ660 pitted near me - ever see one of those? Single cylinder 660cc engine.
Congrats regardless of the bike, Hotfoot!
MZ660 - was that a Yamaha engine? They used to make the SZR660 single-cylinder sportsbike, which used the XTZ660 engine (42bhp or so...), but with USD forks and all the goodies at a time when barely any 600cc supersport bikes had USD forks. I hear it was loads of fun, even though it was never a great seller (too close in cost for 600cc IL4's and not enough ponies to attract the performance oriented young males)
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I would disagree on the 7th day assertion though. I think the most stunning bike visually is the Tamburini designed MV Agusta F4. . might not be the highest performing one, but geez is that a gorgeous bike.
My vote for the Panigale was on sound alone; as for aesthetics, your choice is hard to argue with but I have always be partial to his 916/996/998 series myself; but then I am a Ducati guy what else can I say.
I've never been a Duc guy - and certainly not a V2 guy either (I am totally underwhelmed by the 'power delivery' and so-called 'power band' compared to an IL4) - but I totally agree with Rainman on the 916 design. To me, it's the most beautiful motorcycle ever design and built.
I still don't know what Ducati did to Pierre Terblanche since he had to go and inflict the 999-and-later designs on them as retaliation....
Kai (donning the flame-proof suit)
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I could be way off, but I'm thinking that maybe the tires aren't YellowDuck's problem. It could be that he's just met the "20-degree wall".
YellowDuck, from the pictures, do not seem to keep your eyes level with the horizon, and this might trick your mind. Try turning your head so you keep your eyes horizontal - I have found that this can help many riders who struggle with getting past the 20-25 degree lean angle "wall".
Note: this is primarily a mental trick, and needs to be discarded when you have progressed so far that your lean becomes limited by the "keep your eyes horizontal" trick.
Good luck,
Kai
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Mugget, I could be wrong but I think the pickup drill is mentioned in the books when talking about slides?? Or sliding the rear??
I seem to remember reading that the pick up drill works nicely to sort out a rear end slide, if it does not prevent it in the first place...
Like I said, I could be wrong... I might have read that on this forum...
I don't recall the pickup drill being discussed in the books, but it's definitely taught in school, and mentioned here multiple times.
Kai
Which reminds me to find TOTW2 and reread it. Again.
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Epic, just like the Rossi/Stoner battle of Laguna Seca.
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How about anyone else - do you find yourself dodging a bullet with your training?
Sure have. Your story reminded me of Hollywood (aka Paul) telling a similar story of digging in his knee and gassing it at Gelleraasen in 2010 when his CBR1000RR "decided to kill me" as he said.
Dang Rain, now I have to go pop a beer for you!
Kai
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My follow up question is:
Do I need to have the Front end loaded under braking, then Release the brake as I initiate the Quick Turn? Or could I punch the bars in while coasting and expect the bike to bite accordingly?
QT while coasting or even with the clutch pulled will work very fine, thank you.
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What the ..... is Stoner doing here in QP?
Sure, he must be sliding the rear tyre, but this is close to insane.
Kai
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OK, OK, I'll jump in.
I'm at Barber in the midst of schools, working on an iPhone so I wont try to include any quotes! I laughed aloud at the descriptions of trying to follow faster riders. It's happened to me, too, of course, most memorably at Fontana. A guy ahead of me was going into Turn 1 faster than I had ever gone, and I thought -well, if he can do it, I can do it! But he didn't make it, he went straight off into a runoff area! Suddenly I had to decide whether to follow him off or turn. I made the turn (barely) but I definitely learned a lesson, you have to ride your own ride!
Fortunately, I've never tried this before myself - but Hotfoot, your description really many me laugh!
Kai
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IV. Riding on the curbing can be fun.
Please mind you, that
can also lead to pain (you're hurt) and/or tears (the bike is hurt!).On my 2003 R1, clutchless downshifts can only be done at low RPM (<3500) if I want it to be smooth. So there it's not the "fast way around". YMMV.
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It should probably also be mentioned that the bike with the longest wheelbase and biggest trail can break the hardest before lifting the rear wheel.
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I've tried a bunch of different tires over the years; the latest instalment is the Sportsmart, which I have been very impressed with. Enough grip to get a knee down without any indication of traction problems on the first lap out of the pits. All in an Early May in Sweden, and without tire warmers.
Kai
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Yep that was me. For L1 I took the Looney Tunes rings and put Keith's face on it. I think this time I'm taking his head and Warholising it a la Monroe. I was wondering if it was you I'd met that day!
Most likely - I did two days on my R6, which was blue at the time. Here's a shoot from the first days (the dry one...).
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Johnny, there was a guy who made a $10(?) note with Keith's face on as his number plate when I was at Silverstone South in July 2009 - that wouldn't happen to have been you?
Keith, Dylan, and some other guys were visiting from the US those two days :-)
Kai
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I'll be making the trek over to the Willows Springs Racetrack to do the 2-day Camp on Oct 4-5 and hopefully CodeRACE the following two days (I'm on the waiting list). It would be fun to put faces on more names than the coaches, so do come over and say hello if you're there.
I'll be the tall guy (6'6") in the (slightly scuffed) Yamaha bumblebee leathers.
I'm heading over around Oct 1st. After the school days I plan to go see/photo-shoot Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon and possibly more before heading back around Oct 13th.
Kai
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Hey Timmer.
The more I think about it, the more I'm leaning towards a changed air funnel lift profile. Yamaha definitely added a funnel lift mechanism the '08- model and the '06-'07 models for improved midrange power.
Kai
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By using the outer leg, you get better leverage. Try standing with the right side to a wall and push with the right hand. First use your right foot to push off, and then the left foot.
Kai
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I just remembered yesterday what really makes the YEC box stand out from the PC3: midrange power. With the YEC box, the R6 will do a very controlled wheelie under hard acceleration, something I've never experienced when running with the PC3 (on the same bike) - several racers I know have noticed this too about the YEC box.
Hmm...that is interesting.
One of the things I know you can do with the YEC stuff is change the fly-by-wire throttle profile. The Power Commander can't change that. That could definitely have an effect in the mid range.
Maybe this could possibly be the change you are noticing?
Clearly, the YEC loom+ECU is a complete replacement of the ECU, so they can reprogram everything, including the throttle profile.
But after thinking about this for some time, I don't think it's the throttle profile that is changed: in both cases we're talking about WOT, but the engine is not at max torque/rpm (... well, at least as I recall it. No datalogging either. Yet).
But maybe they are have a different ignition timing profile or air funnel lift, than stock. But this is guesswork, and since the bike and I are separated by around 6000miles, I have no way of testing the hypotheses we make. Your guess is likely to be better than mine
Kai
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I have a set of Chicken Hawk Tire Warmers that are about six years old. They are for a 120/180 set and the rear will not stretch to cover a 190. Now that I use Dunlop 211 GPA's (190) I am looking to replace these. I am puzzled to find some suppliers offering a 180-195 rear which doesn't sound right. Has the technology developed to allow this kind of flexibility?
Kevin,
What I have seen from vendors is that they will sell two sizes/models: one for 250GP sized tires, and one for 600/1000cc sized tires. I think it's more the height that the width of the tires that would be problematic for the warmer size.
Kai
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Gorecki,
I have the Knox Contour Race (long) too, and had the same initial concerns as you. Turns out that it was just perfect :-)
Kai
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Glad you're liking the YEC stuff. It is definitely nice to have it all in one box.
Ya know it's tough for us....we try to modularize our products because we don't if a guy wants EVERYTHING or just enough to tune his bike for the exhaust he just bought. There are definitely pros and cons for either way.
Yeah you can't really cater to all needs and desires. Well, you could ... but it wouldn't be economically viable for Dynojet to do it.
I just remembered yesterday what really makes the YEC box stand out from the PC3: midrange power. With the YEC box, the R6 will do a very controlled wheelie under hard acceleration, something I've never experienced when running with the PC3 (on the same bike) - several racers I know have noticed this too about the YEC box.
I cannot give you hard data, since this would require two dynoruns back to back with each setup (and it takes 1-2 hours to swap the wiring loom over), something I've never bothered to do. But if you really want to know why, it should be simple enough to buy a YEC box with loom and data cable and try it at Dynojet HQ
Kai
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Hey Kai,
Glad to hear the Power Commander made your roadbike run well. No worries on running the YEC stuff...I realize that there are other products out there.
I have also heard about guys running the YEC stuff with a Power Commander. Some of the AMA racers do that. They like using the PC5 and Autotune, but also want some of the features that the YEC stuff has.
Just curious....Now that you've run the YEC stuff for a while...how do you like it? What features do you like most?
I ran the YEC stuff all 2011 (about 6 days of riding due to weather and other priorities) and can't really complain - it's just been working: injection, quickshift, etc.
On the other hand, I can't say that I'm utilizing all the features the system has. It's nice that it's a single integrated system with a pruned down wiring loom, single SW package for controlling everything, and you can use a 'simple' straing-gauge quickshifter and just plug it in (€220 instead of €420).
On the downside, I was surprised that they didn't deliver connector kits for on/off switch, QS input etc in the kit which is around €1000 (wiring loom, ECU, data cable).
On the mechanical side, one of the best things I've done is to replace the original "slipper" clutch with an aftermarket slipper from Sigma. Previously the rear tire would squirm under hard braking and slamming down through the gear - now it's dead straight (until I lift the rear...). Took maybe a couple of laps to really trust this, and off you go
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Actually, most manufacturers (including US and Japanese) will also get their clothing and helmets certified to the CE standards.
Mind you, CE is a whole body of regulations/standards - name something you can buy, and there's probably a CE marking/standard for it.
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Am I an old fart for noticing that we talked about this some time back?
At least the thread will find you another picture with Rossi's forehead
/Kai
Superbike School In Taiwan
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My best guess is that the classes with be in English, since that's what happens in countries like Denmark and Sweden where the coaches get flown in from abroad.
Guess the superhdmoto guys have a race team, and they are a bit more ...uhm, westernized ... in the gridgirl department than the boothbabes I saw at the "West Taiwan Straits Auto Expo" yesterday here in the mainlands (Xiamen).
Edit: I can't to seem to find any class dates in there. The text I found only tells about Keith and the videos. I'm not even sure they'll run a CSS school from their site!